Strategic NewsTo secure frontier AI access, Australia’s best bet is a coalition of the dependent
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To secure frontier AI access, Australia’s best bet is a coalition of the dependent

ASPI The Strategist Institutional·2026-09-25TechnologyP5: Strategic DecouplingP7: Alliance Architecture
Why it matters

The article directly addresses Australia's structural dependence on US frontier AI and proposes a strategic coalition approach to secure ongoing access—a critical technology underpinning future military capability and industrial competitiveness. By advocating managed dependence within the US orbit and supply-chain diversification with allied middle powers, the strategy aims to insulate Australia from unilateral US access restrictions and reduce vulnerability to tech decoupling, bearing on both Alliance resilience and Decoupling risk.

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This development bears on 2 of the eight pillars of Australian preparedness — the overall picture right now is 5/100.

P5: Strategic Decoupling0/100P7: Alliance Architecture25/100
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